ElaraMovement without motion.That’s the first thing I understand.There is no wind rushing past me, no ground beneath my feet, no sky above to measure distance or direction. And yet I am moving—pulled, stretched, unraveled along something I cannot see but feel with terrifying clarity.The threads.They are everywhere.Not lines anymore, not separate strands I can pick and choose from, but a vast, woven expanse that hums with a quiet, endless tension. They pass through me, around me, as if I am no longer standing apart from them but existing within them.Or worse—As part of them.Adrian’s hand is still in mine.That is the only thing that feels real.Solid.Human.His grip is tight, almost painfully so, like he’s anchoring himself to me the same way I’m trying to anchor myself to whatever remains of reality.“Elara…”His voice doesn’t echo.It frays.The sound breaks apart before it reaches me fully, as if language itself struggles to survive here.“I’m here,” I answer.Or I try to.
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